# dåd
## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Danish dāth, from Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis, from *dʰeh₁- (“to place, set, put”). Cognate with Old English dǣd (whence English deed).

### Noun

dåd c (singular definite dåden, plural indefinite dåder)
* feat, deed; an impressive, heroic or otherwise laudable act
** 1907, Gudmund Schütte, Oldsagn om Godtjod: bidrag til etnisk Kildeforsknings metode med særligt henblik på folk-stamsagn:Saxes Skildring af Starkads Ungdom sætter Kampen i Irland blandt hans første Dåder, ...Saxe's depiction of Starkad's youth puts the battle in Ireland among his first feats, ...
** 2014, Walter Benjamin, translated by Sofie Kluge, Det tyske sørgespils oprindelse, Museum Tusculanum Press, →ISBN, page 156:... officererne holder fortræffelige taler og fortæller om deres store dåder, ...... the officers hold exquisite speeches and speak of their great deeds, ...
** 1970, Bent Jørgensen, Dansk gadenavneskik:... det fornuftige synspunkt, at man i tide kan hædre en mand efter hans død, hvis hans dåder berettiger dertil.... the reasonable point of view that one can, in time, honoour a man after his death, if his deeds entitle him to that.

#### Declension
## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse dáð f, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis (“putting, placement”).

### Noun

dåd f (definite singular dåda, indefinite plural dåder, definite plural dådene)
* feat, deed

#### Inflection

Historical inflection of dåd
indefinite singular
definite singular
indefinite plural
definite plural
1901
ei daad
daadi
daader (daadir)
daaderne (daadine)
1917
ein, ei dåd$^1$
dåden, dåda, dådi
dådar, dåder
dådane, dådene
1938 (current)
ein dåd$^2$
dåden
dådar
dådane
Forms in italics are currently considered non-standard. Forms in (parentheses) were allowed under Midlandsnormalen. $^1$Prior to 1917, it was only considered feminine. $^2$Prior to 1938, this noun was also considered feminine. :

### References

* “dåd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish dāþ, from Old Norse dáð, from Proto-Germanic *dēdiz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁tis, from *dʰeh₁- (“to place, set, put”). Cognate with Old English dǣd (whence English deed).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /doːd/
* Rhymes: -oːd

### Noun

dåd n
* harmful deed, (sometimes) attack
    terroristernas bombdådthe terrorists' bombing (literally, "bomb deed," hinging on "dåd" usually having a more negative ring in Swedish)
    Han hade huggit ner fem människor och sedan sprungit från platsen där dådet utförtsHe had stabbed five people and then run from the scene of the attack
* feat, deed; an impressive, heroic or otherwise laudable act

#### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | dåd | dåds |
| singular | definite | dådet | dådets |
| plural | indefinite | dåd | dåds |
| plural | definite | dåden | dådens |

#### Derived terms

* banditdåd
* blodsdåd
* bombdåd
* hjältedåd
* illdåd
* knivdåd
* missdåd
* nidingsdåd
* odåd
* piratdåd
* pyromandåd
* rasistdåd
* självmordsdåd
* skottdåd
* sprängdåd
* stordåd
* terrordåd
* terroristdåd
* vansinnesdåd
* våldsdåd
* överdåd

#### Related terms

* dom
* domare
* don
* dona
* döma
* ort
* udd
* udde

### References

* dåd in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* dåd in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* dåd in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)